Weather
DMSP 5D-3 F15 (USA 147)
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 12, 1999 at 05:38 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Titan II SLV →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- DMSP F-15
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 841 km
- Periapsis
- 826 km
- Inclination
- 99°
- Orbital period
- 101.58 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- DoD/NOAA
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 1,152 kg
- Dry mass
- 823 kg
- Power
- 900 W
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science/Meterology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1999-067A
- NORAD catalog №
- 25991
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 3.9811 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational